Global Cybersecurity Index 2018 / International Telecommunication Union.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Telecommunication Union, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer security.

Social engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (87 pages)

Place of Publication:

Geneva, Switzerland : International Telecommunication Union, 2019.

Summary:

The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) is a multi-stakeholder initiative to measure the commitment of countries to cybersecurity. Cybersecurity has a wide field of application that cuts across many industries and sectors. Each country's level of development is analyzed within five categories: Legal Measures, Technical Measures, Organizational Measures, Capacity Building and Cooperation.

Contents:

List of tables and figures

Important notice on the ranking

1 Introduction

Background

Reference model

Conceptual framework

GCI scope and framework

Methodology

Key findings

Heat map of national cybersecurity commitment

GCI groups

Global outlook

A selection of noteworthy indicators

Comparing GCI with other indices

6 Regional outlook

Africa region

Americas region

Arab States region

Asia-Pacific region

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region

Europe region

The commitment level per pillar in the six regions.

7 Conclusion

List of abbreviations

Annex A: Regional ranking GCI 2018

Annex B: Global ranking GCI 2018

Annex C: Definition of indicators

Annex D: Computational details

Annex E: Index of cybersecurity indices 2018

Definitions

Indices for assessing countries

Indices for assessing organizations

Indices for assessing other aspects

List of tables and figures

Tables

Table 1: Level of commitment (high)

Table 2: Level of commitment (medium)

Table 3: Level of commitment (low)

Table 4: GCI most committed countries globally in 2018 (normalized score)

Table 5: Top ten 2018 e-government index

Table 6: Top three countries in the Africa region

Table 7: Top three scores in the Americas region

Table 8: Top three countries in the Arab States region

Table 9: Top three scores in the Asia-Pacific region

Table 10: Top three scores in the CIS region

Table 11: Top three scores in the Europe region

Figures

Figure 1: GCI 2018 indicators per pillar

Figure 2: GCI/GCA mapping of the organizational pillar

Figure 3: Increase in the GCI responses since 2015

Figure 4: Heat map showing geographical commitment around the world

Figure 5: Cybercrime legislation globally and per region

Figure 6: National CERT/CIRT/CSIRT globally and per region

Figure 7: National cybersecurity strategy and cybersecurity metrics globally and per region

Figure 8: Awareness campaigns globally and per region

Figure 9: Professional training globally and per region

Figure 10: Participation in international forums globally and per region

Figure 11: Public-private partnerships globally and per region

Figure 12: Linking cybersecurity to development and e-governance

Figure 13: Comparison of global IDI and GCI ranking

Figure 14: Number of GCI responses per region in 2018

Figure 15: Top three scores in the Africa region according to the five pillars of GCI

Figure 16: Top three scores in the Americas region according to the five pillars of GCI

Figure 17: Top three score in Arab States region according to the five pillars of GCI

Figure 18: Top three scores in the Asia-Pacific region according to the five pillars of GCI

Figure 19: Top three scores in the CIS region according to the five pillars of GCI

Figure 20: Top three scores in the Europe region according to the five pillars of GCI

Figure 21: Commitment to indicators in the legal pillar per region

Figure 22: Commitment to the indicators in the technical pillar per region

Figure 23: Commitment to indicators in the organizational pillar per region

Figure 24: Commitment to the indicators in the capacity building pillar per region

Figure 25: Commitment to the indicators in the cooperation pillar per region.

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